SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 127, 25 November 1901, Page 6

SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

£B* TELEGBAPH — PBESS ASSOCIATION.] ' DUNIjDIN, This Day" The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened this morning. His Honqur's charge was very brief. There are twelve prisoners for trial. Benjamin Barker, for theft of £10 at Roxburgh, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. Ohas. Tyrell, for theft of jewellery, was ordered to be imprisoned for one month with hard labour, George Lee was convicted of five charges of housebreaking. The police said the accused had a very bad record. Prisoner said -he had never served a sentence in New South Wales in his life. $ho statement that .he had was nothing but a pack of lies. He demanded, a remand until the New South.' Wales' authorities could be communicated with. Hik Sonour said this did nofc atfecfc the conclusion as prisoner was, aa old hjajid at crime. He imposed a senterope of< fiy.e years' imprisonment with ntird vlabo,4ri Heairy KaMy, qoirvicfced of breaking and wintering, -was admitted' to probation for six. monthi. In 'the divor-ce case Orr v. Orr, the Judge granted! a decree nisi, to be |^made absolute thr^ep months hence.,